Metal candy-molding device



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GANDY-MOLDING- DEVICE.

Application filed Eece'mber $1, 1923. Serial No. 682943.

This invention relates to candy molds and slab l4: and a desired numberof these strips has for an important object thereof the proplaced inassembled relation so that the free vision of a candy mold readilyadapted to edges of the partitions 11 of one strip oppose standards ofmanufacture and from which the base of the next adjacent strip. Be-

5 the molded candy may be readily removed. tween adjacent strips,separating strips 12 further object of the invention is to proarepositioned and after the desired number vide a device of this characterwhich is of mold strips and separating strips have readily manipulated,readily cleansed and been properly positioned, the training strips whichmay be very cheaply produced. 13 are placed in position, closing the end69 1 These and other objects I attain hy the molds and the outer :facesof the molds of the construction shown in the accompanying outermostmold strip 10. The candy is then drawings, wherein for the purpose ofilluspoured into the box thus formed on the uptration is shown apreferred embodiment of per surface of the slab and allowed to cool. myinvention and wherein After cooling, the framing is removed and 15Figure 1 is a'plan view of a candy mold the mold strips may be readilyseparated by constructed in accordance with my invnlHSQI'tIHg' a spatulabetween each r p nd i 5 ts associated separating strip 12. When ,frigure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of It s de ir d o remove the moldedcandy Figure 1; from thestrips, the ends of the strips are en-' 20Figure 3 is a view illustrating the manner gagedwvith the fingers andthe face of the in which the strips are flexed to release the phavingthe partitions l1 thereon flexed candy bl k th f outwardly, thusincreasing the size of the r f -i now more ti l ly t th pockets andpermitting the candy to he drawings, the mold includes a molding strip rpped therefrom. Z5 5 consisting generally of a base formed of Wlll beObvious a mold of chat ili t t i l d h i j ti acter may be readilycheaply produced and from one side thereof partition walls 11 of y p ina sanitary condition and th Same idth as th b d f th d i d cilitatesmaterially the molding and removal height or depth. This molding stripis pref--- of h candy from the mold- Since it is erably produced byemploying a single stri ceflfhly made in different sizes, it likewise ofresilient material which, at stated interl'aclhtaFes manufacture so faras Packing .vals, is folded to produce the projecting par- J candy 1Shipment is E IBdl pitions as shown in the accompanying draw- W11]. beobvious Construction 1ngs The number of projecting Partitionshelelnbefdl'e Set is-obviollsly Capable 35 provided will depend upon thenumber of Q a certam range of change and modificacandies to be; moldedin combination with non a ilccoldingly do not limit myself to th t i Ifi blocks f candy are to such specific structure except as hereinafter bemolded at a single operation, then four of these partitions areprovided, The mold I e0 strip will be provided in stl'lps of a Width X acandy drigid outerv f m a and partitions of a depth suitable tothe P yParallel d Strips a ng d needs of the manufacturer. If, for exam- Withinthe frame and each Comprising $11-1- pl th manufacturer d i d t k a bgle strip of resilient material bent to form a.

of a certain size with a giv n b f base having projecting outwardly fromone caramels, the bars will be pr du d ins chi side thereof a pluralityof partitions, each manner-that the desired number of caramels partitioncomprising parallel flatly engagmay be fitted into such given space. 1ing portions. of the strip and separating In combination with the moldstrips, I emstrips arranged between each mold strip and ploy separatingstrips 12 and framing strips the ends of the partitions of the nextadja- H 13. In the use ofthe molds, the mold strips cent mold strip; 7are laid upon their slides'upon the usual p L W. HOLZAPFEL;

